SIR JOHN FROISSART
Chronicles of England, France, Spain and the adjoining countries
from the latter part of the reign of Edward II to the coronation of Henry IV. Vol.1
page 298

mafs for them, whether the. pope would or not, ' as he had a power of fo doing, and this fatisfied
them.
When, the king of France faw, that^e could not
make the Flemings retraft their opinions, he com
manded thofe in garrifon in Tournay, Lifle, Douay,
and the neighbouring caiHes, to make war upon
them, and overrun their country. Upon which fir
John de Roye, at that time in Tournay, and fir
Matthew de Trie, marlhall of France, together
withfir Godemar du Fay and many other knights,
collè&ed a thoufand men,ftrongly .armed and well
mounted, with three hundred crofs-bowmen, as
well from Tournay as from Lifle arid Douay : they
fet out from Tournay one evening after fupper, and
marched ^fo* expeditiouily, that they came before
Courtray about day-break, and before funrife had
colle&ed all the cattle thereabouts. .
Some of their light-horfe advanced to the gates
of the totim, and killed and wounded many in the
fuburbs: they then retreated without lofs, and
placed the river Lys, on their return, between them
and the booty, which they had carried off that day.
They brought into Tournay more than ten thoufand
iheep, and of fwine, beeves, and kine, is many
more.
The Flemings were fore vexed at this; and Jacob
von Artaveld, who was at that time at Gbept,
fwore that this expedition ihould be revenged on
Tournay and its neighbourhood.
He gave immediate orders for the different towns χα Flanders to collect forces, and to fend them to
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